Upper Deck also had similar sets for legendary baseball players, beginning with one of Reggie Jackson in 1990, and featured, among others, Nolan Ryan and Willie Mays in future editions of the Heroes insert sets. The insert set celebrated the careers of quarterbacks Joe Montana and Joe Namath. The main inspiration for these Heroes cards is the Football Heroes cards that were released as part of Upper Deck’s inaugural football set in 1991. If you bought sports cards regularly as a kid, this set probably seems familiar to you. I do like the red marble texture that’s used, and the gray text box on the rear of the card is reminiscent of how a commemorative plaque would be displayed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hard Rock Cafe, or other similar attractions. On the other hand, having learning that most of these credits were simply authorizing the use of “Nights in White Satin”, I’ll spare them my contempt and assume that’s why they saved the ink.
On the above Justin Hayward card in particular, a name of a film or show he composed music for would have been useful. A bit more detail would have been appreciated, which would have been possible with less spacing in between the lines. The content on these cards is decently descriptive, giving just enough for the reader to latch onto to explore the guitarist’s music. I appreciate the variety, but if you’re going to lump in a good amount of non-football players into the set, why bother with the sport affiliation for the entirety of the set? In addition, there were also other Sports Heroes lumped into the set such as American track stars Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Michael Johnson. At least you could make the argument these rock guitarists would find more of a home among soccer players, given the proclivity both parties once had for their impeccable long locks. When factoring in the overseas use of the term football, there’s a whole other level of confusion when many look at these cards.
#ROAD RASH JAILBREAK TEXTURES PLUS#
Not only was it rather strange that these ‘Guitar Heroes’ cards were included within a set that was primarily for football, every card featured the NFL logo branded on the bottom-right of the back, plus the complete name for the set is listed as 2008 UD Football Heroes. That’s not to say that McMahon wasn’t a rock star in his own right, and he certainly had the rebellious spirit of one, but it’s also safe to say that Tom Morello wouldn’t be able to rage against the machine that is an NFL-caliber defense. In the same set as the football guys, of all places.
A quick Bears hunt landed a Jim McMahon, but then came the unexpected: a trio of rock stars. They kept their football cards in boxes sorted by set, and I came across a short stack of 2008 Upper Deck Heroes cards. Being the eve of the first Sunday in the NFL season, I had football on the brain, so went into the shop ( Frozen Heroes Sportscards and Memorabilia) with the hope of finding some Chicago Bears cards to bulk up my meager collection. I made a trip to the local Long & McQuade musical instruments store (who do not sell records or CDs), but there was a sports card store directly across the street that I had been meaning to check out. Isn’t it a great feeling when you go somewhere with no intention of buying music, yet you end up buying music? I had been trying to cut back on music purchases in anticipation of hitting up a record shop in late-October, but nonetheless, these purchases somehow found me.
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